Episode 117

In this episode, Carter and Mo welcome special guest Kaelum Kalista. Kaelum not only competes in jiu-jitsu but also runs a school in the Dominican Republic. He recently produced an instructional called Secret Submissions and has 2 more instructionals on the way. With his school currently closed due to Covid-19 he is exploring other ways of teaching both through instructional and online classes. The trio discuss how learning jiu-jitsu evolves, gi vs nogi training and some of the issues with instructionals.•How Kaelum got into jiu-jitsu after getting into boxing and taekwondo (02:16)•Why he moved to the Dominican Republic and started a jiu-jitsu school there (05:17)•The events that caused Kaelum to open a school when he previously had no desire to teach (07:04)•Will tourism start up again at the start of July? (10:03)•The jiu-jitsu scene in Austin (12:41)•You have to learn how to learn before you can really master jiu-jitsu (13:58)•How Covid-19 has impacted Kaelum’s jiu-jitsu both as a competitor and as a teacher (17:28)•Making his instructional (19:00)•The MMA instructional Kaelum has also produced (22:32)•Is training in a gi beneficial to no-gi? (24:08)•Why Kaelums techniques seem better suited to nogi (25:33)•Why Sneaky Submissions is different from other instructionals (28:13)•A couple of stories about loop chokes (31:04)•Hard work can overcome lack of natural talent (35:36)•Training and competition are two different animals (39:11)Sneaky Sumbissionshttp://bjjwayoflife.com/3rd Coast Grapplinghttps://www.3rdcoastgrappling.com/TRAPP BJJhttps://www.trappbjj.com/Lachlan Gileshttp://lachlangiles.net/Kit Dalehttps://kitdaletraining.com/